I know it is a common symptom for MS patients to get L'Hermittes Sign.

However, for the past two days, I have noticed random, very disturbing electrical shocks in my body. It is frightening and in different places, sometimes hard to actually pin point where the shock is coming from....however, I can not duplicate it by moving my neck, so I assume it is not L'Hermittes.

I am just wondering if anyone else has had any symptom like this?

Hi Daisy,

Nice to meet you.

I have had shocks- very quick and, well shocking! They occur at random times and are so quick it is hard for me to say where they were except a leg or an arm.

I have never had the L'hermittes.

Others will be here tomorrow that may have more on this.

Nite,
ANN

I get electric shocks all the time. The L'hermittes (sp??) I believe is when you bend your neck down and get the shocks up and down your spine. I dont have that either. I get the shocks in my hands ALOT!! I also get shocks in my legs from the knees down alot too. Can barely shave my legs anymore because of the "shocking experience". Ive told my neuro, and he just replies, "MS gives a person tons of sensory problems and thats just one of them". I guess if he's not too concerned, I wont be either. I just learn to live with them.

Ah yes...one of those random things that occurs that wakes you up to the fact that MS is a screwy disease...
I get it in my toes a lot, but also in every other area in the body.

Sorry you have to experience this

I get terrible electric shots, I call them bolts of lightning, in my feet. When I am around my husband I don't stifle my scream. Well it's not really a scream. But when I'm around my little grandkids I really have to hold it in and pretend nothing is happening. I am getting some light ones in my hands now. I also can get them in some of my more severe areas of psoriasis, I'm not sure if it is MS or psoriasis related.

Ah Daisygirl, you're finding out that anything unusual is the usual for MS. Yes our electrical system is out of whack and spitting electricity/shorting out, whenever whereever..

You could look at the good side of it. I't means that those nerves haven't atrofied and are still jolting..

Yah, that, the fatigue were my signs and some blind spots in my eyes. my head would spin too....and once to many times I went to the doctor...

So it began....

Hi Daisy Girl!

I get those weird shock sensations when I change prescriptions or dosage.

Also, I notice them when I do my evening walk many times.

The first time I had this happen in my feet I thought I had been stung by a bee. I looked and looked for the stinger and nothing was there. Afterwards this spread to my legs and arms and hands. It does feel like sticking your finger in an electrical outlet or tongue on a battery lol.

I have been told by my physical therapist to try using ice on the area when this happens to "shock" the nerves into moving correctly. I have not tried this because it is such a huge area now but if the area is limited just to feet it may help.

thanks for all your responses....atleast now I know I am not alone with this weird symptom.